Make no mistake. Obama is no simple or humble man. He is adept in pulling wool over millennials' eyes to project modesty. His own eyes, however, have always been affixed on the dials of his dashboard of Narcissism and Vainglory.
Winston Churchill rose to Distinguished Prominence as a true Statesman overcoming the Formidable Challenges of History arising from the natural course of developments of his times.
Obama on numerous occasions went in search of historical opportunities and forced himself upon these events to garner places in Historical Limelight for his legacy.
In my country next door to Indonesia where Obama spent part of his childhood, there is a fruit so unique, it is called the King of Fruits, the Durian. No visitor's trip is complete without eating this fruit. It is an Instagram Moment.
You cannot pluck the durian fruit from the tree. The fruit would taste horrible, the texture of the flesh repelling and the thorny thick husk containing the pieces of fruits almost impossible to pry open.
Durians have to drop on own their own accord from the tree when they are ready to be consumed. Then, the texture of the flesh is marvelously soft, tastes excellent, exudes a superb aroma and the seams along the husk break out in neat formations for ease of removing the husk.
From this allegory, Obama can be seen to be seeking glory by forcibly bumping at the durian tree or intrusively prodding the fruits on the tree with a stiff pole to make them fall off prematurely.
His Legacy would therefore be insipid and repulsive to the Taste of History.
He forced on the Cuban reconciliation by giving away many concessions only to be rebuked and rebuffed by Fidel Castro thereafter. Events went so sour that Obama did not send Castro greetings on his 90th birthday. Will Obama now attend his funeral?
He threw a life-raft to the Iranians drowning in the effects of economic sanctions and low oil prices and revived them to go full steam ahead with their mischiefs.
He imposed himself with his presence at the Hiroshima Memorial when all sides to this Asia-Pacific War still have strong grievances seriously unresolved with each other.
He wanted to close Gitmo as a vain display of his showcase Justice but executes a covert list of murder targets by drones when these targets could be rehabilitated in Gitmo.
He interfered in Brexit by mocking the British electorate so childishly that probably caused David Cameron his job. Not to mention poor Hillary's when he campaigned for her.
He interfered in Philippines domestic drug problems, without a clue how devastating they are, drawing enough ire from the newly elected President Duterte to call him a "Son of a Whore" and complicated the future of the US military bases in the Philippines.
China thinks he is so feeble that he did not deserve an aircraft staircase on his final official trip to China.
And the list goes on.
From the signs of Trump filling up his Cabinet, Obama's Legacy will be pummeled just in the normal course of Trump's Administration. Trump will effortlessly demonstrate that the things that Obama did and did not do are all Topsy-Turvy.
Post-election comprehensive and detailed analysis revealed that White voters resonated with the subtle nuances of Trump's mantra "Make America Great, Again". It is not about the material aspects that America is already great in , but the honor and prestige aspects that Obama had naively flung down the drain.
There is no shame in America flaunting its Numero Uno position as Trump is doing now. In fact, it looks regal as it should be. If Russia or China gets to be number one, they will have no hesitation or qualms in aggressively flaunting that status right in the face of America.
Post-election comprehensive and detailed analysis revealed that White voters resonated with the subtle nuances of Trump's mantra "Make America Great, Again". It is not about the material aspects that America is already great in , but the honor and prestige aspects that Obama had naively flung down the drain.
There is no shame in America flaunting its Numero Uno position as Trump is doing now. In fact, it looks regal as it should be. If Russia or China gets to be number one, they will have no hesitation or qualms in aggressively flaunting that status right in the face of America.
Had Obama headed say the 23rd ranking nation in the world, perhaps he could be considered an OK president. But, for running the greatest nation on earth, he is an Abominable Disaster.